Its all over here at Ewood Park as Chelsea run out comfortable winnersin the end despite Blackburn's earlier spells of pressure.
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Lampard play it short as Kalou holds it up in the corner before he is adjudged to have fouled Emerton.
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Wright-Phillips puts a cross in towards the far post looking for Kalou but its headed behind by Emerton as Chelsea push forward for a second.
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The fourth official indicates there will be a mammoth six minutes of added on time.
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Pdersen plays Bentley into the penalty area out wide, but the former Arsenal mans cross goes straight into the arms of Hilario.
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Lampard tries his luck from a freekick just left of centre but his shit goes straight into the wall as Rovers clear it away.
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Bentley puts in another decent cross in towards goal, this time Hilario does come and deal with the cross, punching it away from danger.
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Wright-Phillips is finally able to make an impact with a decent cross which finds Kalou in the box, but his header is saved well by Friedel.
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Substitution
Claudio Pizarro comes on to replace Joe Cole.
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Blackburn are trying to put some pressure on the Chelsea goal but Emerton wastes the chance to pick out a blue and white shirt with a dreaful cross which ends up in the Blues fans behind the goal.
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Yellow Card
Ricardo Carvalho is booked after trying to take the ball out of Friedel's hands
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Lampard takes the resulting corner which Essien wins but can only send his header into his own man, Cole not expecting it an eventually Friedel does well to gather.
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Lampard nearly puts the game out of sight, the England midfielder stopped by another great save from Friedel who turns it behind.
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Substitution
Kerimoglu Tugay comes off to be replaced by Jason Roberts
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Bentley fires in another great cross for Santa Cruz to attack but Alex gets up well to head it away from danger.
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Dunn whips in a cross which Alex inadvertently flicks on for Santa Cruz who is denied by a great save from Hilario at full stretch.
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Bentley floats in another corner to the penalty spot and again Hilario comes to deal with it but Santa Cruz gets up well to head it just wide, another nervy moment from the Chelsea keeper.
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Substitution
Andriy Shevchenko is brought off and his replacement is Shaun Wright-Phillips
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Pedersen fires in an inswinging corner which Hilario tries to punch clear but only sends it straight into the ground infront of him and some how Chelsea manage to get it away.
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Substitution
Petr Cech is helped off the field after telling the Chelsea bench he was unable to continue and on comes Henrique Hilario for his first game in nearly a year.
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Bentley flicks on a ball for Pedersen wide on the left, the winger cutting inside before slamming it over the crossbar from a tight angle.
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Chelsea come very close to making it two after Shevchenko back heeled the ball to Essien who wriggled into the penaty and looked odds on to score until Dunn's great last ditch tackle denied the Ghanian midfielder.
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Lampard puts an outswing corner in which is headed away but only as far as Shevchenko whose shot is cut out by Warnock with a decent block.
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Bentley's corner is poor, hitting Carvalho at the near post who knocks it off Dunn for a goal kick.
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Pedersen tries his luck from a freekick 25 yards out but it strikes the wall and goes behind for a corner.
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Cech is up on his feet again but still seems to be in some pain, Rovers will be looking to take advantage of the goalkeepers problems.
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Cech has gone holding his hip after the collision with Santa Cruz, they could be set to lose another key player to injury.
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Pedersen plays a clever chippied ball over the Chelsea defence for Santa Cruz to run onto but Cech is quick of his line to punch it away before Cruz can get there.
Second half
Blackburn get the second half underway hoping to find a way back into this game and earn a first win in seven games.
Half time
The half time whistle goes with Chelsea leading thanks to Joe Cole but Blackburn aren't out of this, Reid and Bentley have both come close.
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The fourth official indicates there will be just one minute of added on time.
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Lampard takes a very poor corner for Chelsea, sending it low in towards the near post where Pedersen is able to hook it away, waste of a good oppurtunity from Lampard.
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Santa Cruz recieves the ball with his back to goal and turns the ball into the path of Tugay who tries a strike from 25 yards but can only send it well wide of the goal.
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Bentley whips in another great freekick, this time Khizanishvili gets the flick on which has Cech scrambling but the keeper is relieved to see the ball land on top of the goal.
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Yellow Card
David Dunn is booked after leaving his feet in a challenge with Ashley Cole.
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Lampard nearly doubles Chelsea's lead after taking the ball past Tugay the Rovers defence give the midfielder far too much room, Lampard cracking the ball towards the bottom corner only to see Friedel turn it onto the post with a brilliant save.
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Santa Cruz tries to work himself some room on the edge of the penalty area, but two deflections take the sting out of the shot as it trickles into Cech's arms.
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Blackburn come very close to equalising, Bentley's freekick falls to Santa Cruz who squares it to Reid, Reid's shot is turned onto the crossbar by Cech with an excellent save as Chelsea survive the scare.
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Bentley plays a high ball across the face of goal looking for Pedersen but Cech gets up well to catch the high cross.
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Bentley whips in a high corner towards the far post where Reid is adjudged to have fouled Cech in going for the ball.
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Goal
Joe Cole gives Chelsea the lead at the end of a flowing move, Kalou sliding it across the edge of the penalty area who Cole to run onto and fire into the top corner from just inside the penalty area.
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Shevchenko misses an excellent chance to give Chelsea the lead, a high ball falling to Shevchenko who brings it down on his chest before blazing it over the bar from six yards out, bad miss.
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Lampard floats in the corner towards the penalty spot where Carvalho heads across goal for Kalou whose header is blocked by Dunn, the midfielde who then clears it away.
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Essien tries his luck for Chelsea from range but its not a great effort the ball going straight into Nelsen who then clears it away.
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Bentley is at the heart of everything for Blackburn as he lofts the ball over the Chelsea defence for Santa Cruz who runs onto it but can't beat Cech, dragging his shot across the face of goal and out for a goal kick.
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Bentley fizzes in the freekick that he won and it smashes against the crossbar before bouncing out to Khizanishvili who can't get the shot away and Chelsea eventually win the ball back and clear it away.
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Yellow Card
Rodrigo da Costa Alex gets himself a booking after diving in on Bentley and not getting the ball.
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Chelsea launch a quick counter-attack with Lampard unleashing Kalou who takes it past Emerton but just over runs it enough for Friedel to slide out and claim it.
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Bentley drives forward with the ball from the right hand side, cutting inside past Ferreira before unleashing a vicious shot which skims the top of the crossbar on its way over.
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Pedersen whips in a corner across the face of the Chelsea goal, but nobody goes to attack it and it just flies infront of Cech and out of play for a goal kick.
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Blackburn get lucky with Alex and Ferreira getting in a mix up, the ball dropping to Santa Cruz whose strik is brilliantly blocked by the sliding Carvalho to turn it behind for a corner.
Cole whips in an early cross from the left which Friedel has to come off his line to claim, something the American keeper does well.
Kickoff
Referee Steve Bennett gets the game underway here withChelsea hoping to make up some of the ground to the top two. Chelsea kick-off
Awaiting Kickoff
Chelsea XI: Cech, Ferreira, Alex, Carvalho, Ashley Cole, Essien, Obi, Lampard, Joe Cole, Shevchenko, Kalou
Awaiting Kickoff
Chelsea welcome back Ricardo Carvalho from injury who replaces John Terry in the heart of the Blues defence. Shevchenko shakes off an ankle injury to retain his place up front.
Blackburn are again forced to shuffle the pack at the back with Christopher Samba serving a one match suspension with Zurab Khizanishvili stepping in. Brett Emerton returns after serving his one game ban while McCarthy and Savage drop to the bench.
Blackburn Rovers
Chelsea
Full time
Its all over here at Ewood Park as Chelsea run out comfortable winnersin the end despite Blackburn's earlier spells of pressure.
Lampard play it short as Kalou holds it up in the corner before he is adjudged to have fouled Emerton.
Wright-Phillips puts a cross in towards the far post looking for Kalou but its headed behind by Emerton as Chelsea push forward for a second.
The fourth official indicates there will be a mammoth six minutes of added on time.
Pdersen plays Bentley into the penalty area out wide, but the former Arsenal mans cross goes straight into the arms of Hilario.
Lampard tries his luck from a freekick just left of centre but his shit goes straight into the wall as Rovers clear it away.
Bentley puts in another decent cross in towards goal, this time Hilario does come and deal with the cross, punching it away from danger.
Wright-Phillips is finally able to make an impact with a decent cross which finds Kalou in the box, but his header is saved well by Friedel.
Substitution
Claudio Pizarro comes on to replace Joe Cole.
Blackburn are trying to put some pressure on the Chelsea goal but Emerton wastes the chance to pick out a blue and white shirt with a dreaful cross which ends up in the Blues fans behind the goal.
Yellow Card
Ricardo Carvalho is booked after trying to take the ball out of Friedel's hands
Lampard takes the resulting corner which Essien wins but can only send his header into his own man, Cole not expecting it an eventually Friedel does well to gather.
Lampard nearly puts the game out of sight, the England midfielder stopped by another great save from Friedel who turns it behind.
Substitution
Kerimoglu Tugay comes off to be replaced by Jason Roberts
Bentley fires in another great cross for Santa Cruz to attack but Alex gets up well to head it away from danger.
Dunn whips in a cross which Alex inadvertently flicks on for Santa Cruz who is denied by a great save from Hilario at full stretch.
Bentley floats in another corner to the penalty spot and again Hilario comes to deal with it but Santa Cruz gets up well to head it just wide, another nervy moment from the Chelsea keeper.
Substitution
Andriy Shevchenko is brought off and his replacement is Shaun Wright-Phillips
Pedersen fires in an inswinging corner which Hilario tries to punch clear but only sends it straight into the ground infront of him and some how Chelsea manage to get it away.
Substitution
Petr Cech is helped off the field after telling the Chelsea bench he was unable to continue and on comes Henrique Hilario for his first game in nearly a year.
Bentley flicks on a ball for Pedersen wide on the left, the winger cutting inside before slamming it over the crossbar from a tight angle.
Chelsea come very close to making it two after Shevchenko back heeled the ball to Essien who wriggled into the penaty and looked odds on to score until Dunn's great last ditch tackle denied the Ghanian midfielder.
Lampard puts an outswing corner in which is headed away but only as far as Shevchenko whose shot is cut out by Warnock with a decent block.
Bentley's corner is poor, hitting Carvalho at the near post who knocks it off Dunn for a goal kick.
Pedersen tries his luck from a freekick 25 yards out but it strikes the wall and goes behind for a corner.
Cech is up on his feet again but still seems to be in some pain, Rovers will be looking to take advantage of the goalkeepers problems.
Cech has gone holding his hip after the collision with Santa Cruz, they could be set to lose another key player to injury.
Pedersen plays a clever chippied ball over the Chelsea defence for Santa Cruz to run onto but Cech is quick of his line to punch it away before Cruz can get there.
Second half
Blackburn get the second half underway hoping to find a way back into this game and earn a first win in seven games.
Half time
The half time whistle goes with Chelsea leading thanks to Joe Cole but Blackburn aren't out of this, Reid and Bentley have both come close.
The fourth official indicates there will be just one minute of added on time.
Lampard takes a very poor corner for Chelsea, sending it low in towards the near post where Pedersen is able to hook it away, waste of a good oppurtunity from Lampard.
Santa Cruz recieves the ball with his back to goal and turns the ball into the path of Tugay who tries a strike from 25 yards but can only send it well wide of the goal.
Bentley whips in another great freekick, this time Khizanishvili gets the flick on which has Cech scrambling but the keeper is relieved to see the ball land on top of the goal.
Yellow Card
David Dunn is booked after leaving his feet in a challenge with Ashley Cole.
Lampard nearly doubles Chelsea's lead after taking the ball past Tugay the Rovers defence give the midfielder far too much room, Lampard cracking the ball towards the bottom corner only to see Friedel turn it onto the post with a brilliant save.
Santa Cruz tries to work himself some room on the edge of the penalty area, but two deflections take the sting out of the shot as it trickles into Cech's arms.
Blackburn come very close to equalising, Bentley's freekick falls to Santa Cruz who squares it to Reid, Reid's shot is turned onto the crossbar by Cech with an excellent save as Chelsea survive the scare.
Bentley plays a high ball across the face of goal looking for Pedersen but Cech gets up well to catch the high cross.
Bentley whips in a high corner towards the far post where Reid is adjudged to have fouled Cech in going for the ball.
Goal
Joe Cole gives Chelsea the lead at the end of a flowing move, Kalou sliding it across the edge of the penalty area who Cole to run onto and fire into the top corner from just inside the penalty area.
Shevchenko misses an excellent chance to give Chelsea the lead, a high ball falling to Shevchenko who brings it down on his chest before blazing it over the bar from six yards out, bad miss.
Lampard floats in the corner towards the penalty spot where Carvalho heads across goal for Kalou whose header is blocked by Dunn, the midfielde who then clears it away.
Essien tries his luck for Chelsea from range but its not a great effort the ball going straight into Nelsen who then clears it away.
Bentley is at the heart of everything for Blackburn as he lofts the ball over the Chelsea defence for Santa Cruz who runs onto it but can't beat Cech, dragging his shot across the face of goal and out for a goal kick.
Bentley fizzes in the freekick that he won and it smashes against the crossbar before bouncing out to Khizanishvili who can't get the shot away and Chelsea eventually win the ball back and clear it away.
Yellow Card
Rodrigo da Costa Alex gets himself a booking after diving in on Bentley and not getting the ball.
Chelsea launch a quick counter-attack with Lampard unleashing Kalou who takes it past Emerton but just over runs it enough for Friedel to slide out and claim it.
Bentley drives forward with the ball from the right hand side, cutting inside past Ferreira before unleashing a vicious shot which skims the top of the crossbar on its way over.
Pedersen whips in a corner across the face of the Chelsea goal, but nobody goes to attack it and it just flies infront of Cech and out of play for a goal kick.
Blackburn get lucky with Alex and Ferreira getting in a mix up, the ball dropping to Santa Cruz whose strik is brilliantly blocked by the sliding Carvalho to turn it behind for a corner.
Cole whips in an early cross from the left which Friedel has to come off his line to claim, something the American keeper does well.
Kickoff
Referee Steve Bennett gets the game underway here withChelsea hoping to make up some of the ground to the top two. Chelsea kick-off
Awaiting Kickoff
Chelsea XI: Cech, Ferreira, Alex, Carvalho, Ashley Cole, Essien, Obi, Lampard, Joe Cole, Shevchenko, Kalou
Awaiting Kickoff
Chelsea welcome back Ricardo Carvalho from injury who replaces John Terry in the heart of the Blues defence. Shevchenko shakes off an ankle injury to retain his place up front.
Awaiting Kickoff
Blackburn Rovers XI: Friedel, Emerton, Khizanishvili, Nelsen, Warnock, Reid, Dunn, Kerimoglu, Pedersen, Bentley, Santa Cruz
Awaiting Kickoff
Blackburn are again forced to shuffle the pack at the back with Christopher Samba serving a one match suspension with Zurab Khizanishvili stepping in. Brett Emerton returns after serving his one game ban while McCarthy and Savage drop to the bench.